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1、2020年托福听力科学美国人60秒:比特币的命运【新东方】轻松直达90分!2017年托福(TOEFL)金牌课程火热开售中科学美国人60秒英文文本This is Scientific American 60 seconds Tech, Im Larry Greenemeier, got a minute?Virtual currency was on the ropes earlier this year. Bitcoin, the preeminent peer-to-peer online payment system, saw its value slashed by more than
2、half after its largest exchange was hacked and shut down. Yet the fortunes of cryptocurrency have recently rebounded.比特币.jpgApple used to block programs from its App Store that managed or otherwise dealt in bitcoin and its ilk. Now, though, Apple will allow iOS developers to support the use of certa
3、in cyber coinage. Apple has yet to say which of the dozens of cyber currencies out there it will now honor.Meanwhile, satellite TV provider Dish Network will soon start letting its 14 million household subscribers pay their monthly bills using bitcoin. And rapper 50 Cent is accepting bitcoin as paym
4、ent for his latest album. By the way, at this moments exchange rate, 50 Cent would also be known as 0.00075 Bitcoin. Not as catchy.Such high-profile endorsements should help bring cyber tokens closer to the mainstream, even though theres a risk that theyll go down in value once you buy them. Still, U.S. consumers might be open to the idea. Theyve been hooked on a virtual currency for decades. Its called credit cards.Thanks for the minute for the Scientific American 60 Seconds Tech, Im Larry Greenemeier.